The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, September 2, 2135
Waning Crescent
32.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
4:47 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2630
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.8° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 03m / 28.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.71° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.21° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.33° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.